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Boris Grigoriev's Most Famous Paintings: All 100, Ranked

Updated October 2026 · ranked by our popularity score (searches, visits and orders for each work) · 297 works by Boris Grigoriev in our catalogue

In short

The Boris Grigoriev painting most people know is Sergei Esenin (1895–1925) as a Youth (1923), and you can see it at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Right after it come Wonderful Soup and Philosopher (1919). Out of 297 works by Boris Grigoriev in our catalogue, these 100 are the best known. Each one comes with its year, its museum and a short note on what makes it stand out.

1886 – 1939, Rybinsk Impressionism Most works: Metropolitan Museum of Art
Sergei Esenin (1895–1925) as a Youth (1923) by Boris Grigoriev1. Sergei Esenin (1895–1925) as a Youth 1923 Wonderful Soup by Boris Grigoriev2. Wonderful Soup Philosopher (1919) by Boris Grigoriev3. Philosopher 1919

Boris Grigoriev's top 10: the pieces everyone knows

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Sergei Esenin (1895–1925) as a Youth (1923) by Boris Grigoriev

Sergei Esenin (1895–1925) as a Youth

1923 · Gouache · Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

A young boy’s face occupies the foreground, large and heavy with a quiet, searching intensity. His eyes hold the weight of a landscape that stretches behind him, a village scene rendered in warm ochres and deep oranges. The red of his shirt cuts through the earthy tones like a sudden pulse. He is a figure caught between the intimacy of a portrait and the vastness of a rural memory. The…

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Wonderful Soup by Boris Grigoriev

Wonderful Soup

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A Moment of Quiet Communion Wonderful Soup presents a scene of intimate social interaction, captured in a moment of shared dining. Three figures occupy the foreground, their presence defined by the simple, rhythmic act of eating. To the left, a person holds a spoon to their mouth, while a second figure to the right mirrors this gesture, creating a sense of quiet, repetitive motion. A third individual sits slightly further…

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Keep exploring Boris Grigoriev: 11 to 100

11Untitled by Boris GrigorievUntitled Order this piece from $200 →
12Portrait Of M.V. Dobuzhinsky by Boris GrigorievPortrait Of M.V. Dobuzhinsky Order this piece from $175 →
13Portrait Of A.E. Grilikhes by Boris GrigorievPortrait Of A.E. Grilikhes Get it hand-painted from $175 →
14South American Landscape by Boris GrigorievSouth American Landscape Make it yours from $200 →
15Brazilian Farm by Boris GrigorievBrazilian Farm Order this piece from $225 →
16Reading by Boris GrigorievReading Make it yours from $175 →
17Portrait Of Ya.L. Izrailevich by Boris GrigorievPortrait Of Ya.L. Izrailevich Order this piece from $175 →
18Portrait Of A Woman With Dark Eyes by Boris GrigorievPortrait Of A Woman With Dark Eyes Make it yours from $175 →
19Portrait Of A Peasant Woman by Boris GrigorievPortrait Of A Peasant Woman Order this piece from $175 →
20Peasant Family by Boris GrigorievPeasant Family Get it hand-painted from $275 →
21Village Scenes by Boris GrigorievVillage Scenes Make it yours from $275 →
22Street Scene In Morocco by Boris GrigorievStreet Scene In Morocco Get it hand-painted from $200 →
23Illustration For The Fairy Tale About Toadstool Mushrooms by Boris GrigorievIllustration For The Fairy Tale About Toadstool Mushrooms Make it yours from $175 →
24Self Portrait by Boris GrigorievSelf Portrait Make it yours from $175 →
25Haystacks by Boris GrigorievHaystacks Make it yours from $175 →
26Cooking Pancakes by Boris GrigorievCooking Pancakes Order this piece from $175 →
27Russian Peasant Girl (1924) by Boris GrigorievRussian Peasant Girl1924 · Detroit Institute of Arts Make it yours from $175 →
28At The Ball by Boris GrigorievAt The Ball Get it hand-painted from $225 →
29Fair In Brittany by Boris GrigorievFair In Brittany Get it hand-painted from $175 →
30Upper Savoy by Boris GrigorievUpper Savoy Get it hand-painted from $175 →
31Standing Nude by Boris GrigorievStanding Nude Order this piece from $175 →
32Lilian Slaughter by Boris GrigorievLilian Slaughter Make it yours from $175 →
33The Andes, Chile by Boris GrigorievThe Andes, Chile Order this piece from $175 →
34The Harvest by Boris GrigorievThe Harvest Make it yours from $175 →
35Ortrait De Jeune Garçon by Boris GrigorievOrtrait De Jeune Garçon Order this piece from $175 →
36Poultry by Boris GrigorievPoultry Make it yours from $175 →
37House On Stilts, West India by Boris GrigorievHouse On Stilts, West India Order this piece from $175 →
38A Group Of Eleven Lithographs For Russische Erotik by Boris GrigorievA Group Of Eleven Lithographs For Russische Erotik Get it hand-painted from $175 →
39A Girl In The Yard by Boris GrigorievA Girl In The Yard Order this piece from $175 →
40Brothel scene by Boris GrigorievBrothel scene Make it yours from $175 →
41The Dream by Boris GrigorievThe Dream Get it hand-painted from $175 →
42Self-portrait by Boris GrigorievSelf-portrait Order this piece from $175 →
43Portrait Of Man by Boris GrigorievPortrait Of Man Get it hand-painted from $175 →
44South American Village by Boris GrigorievSouth American Village Order this piece from $175 →
45Petropolis by Boris GrigorievPetropolis Order this piece from $175 →
46Landscape With A Loghouse by Boris GrigorievLandscape With A Loghouse Get it hand-painted from $175 →
47The Milkmaid And Her Admirer by Boris GrigorievThe Milkmaid And Her Admirer Order this piece from $175 →
48The Inspector by Boris GrigorievThe Inspector Make it yours from $175 →
49Profile by Boris GrigorievProfile Make it yours from $175 →
50Musicians by Boris GrigorievMusicians Get it hand-painted from $175 →
51Landscape With Mountain Range by Boris GrigorievLandscape With Mountain Range Get it hand-painted from $175 →
52Garden At Villa Borisella by Boris GrigorievGarden At Villa Borisella Make it yours from $175 →
53Pan by Boris GrigorievPan Order this piece from $175 →
54Bréhat by Boris GrigorievBréhat Order this piece from $175 →
55Sapho by Boris GrigorievSapho Order this piece from $175 →
56Pierrot's Wedding by Boris GrigorievPierrot's Wedding Get it hand-painted from $175 →
57Chilean Village At The Foot Of The Mountains by Boris GrigorievChilean Village At The Foot Of The Mountains Make it yours from $175 →
58Black Girl By The Tree by Boris GrigorievBlack Girl By The Tree Get it hand-painted from $175 →
59Sur Un Cargo by Boris GrigorievSur Un Cargo Get it hand-painted from $175 →
60Diagilev's Villa At Cagne-sur-mer by Boris GrigorievDiagilev's Villa At Cagne-sur-mer Get it hand-painted from $175 →
61Coastal View With Mountains by Boris GrigorievCoastal View With Mountains Get it hand-painted from $175 →
62Tree Trunk by Boris GrigorievTree Trunk Make it yours from $175 →
63Saturday Bells by Boris GrigorievSaturday Bells Get it hand-painted from $175 →
64Island With Mountain View by Boris GrigorievIsland With Mountain View Order this piece from $175 →
65The Garden by Boris GrigorievThe Garden Get it hand-painted from $175 →
66View Of South America by Boris GrigorievView Of South America Order this piece from $175 →
67Girl On The Grass by Boris GrigorievGirl On The Grass Get it hand-painted from $175 →
68Chilean Landscape by Boris GrigorievChilean Landscape Make it yours from $175 →
69Portrait Of Patricio Edwards by Boris GrigorievPortrait Of Patricio Edwards Get it hand-painted from $175 →
70Peasant by Boris GrigorievPeasant Get it hand-painted from $175 →
71Man And Woman In A Wood by Boris GrigorievMan And Woman In A Wood Get it hand-painted from $175 →
72The Peasant Land by Boris GrigorievThe Peasant Land Order this piece from $175 →
73Portrait Of M. Yasnaya by Boris GrigorievPortrait Of M. Yasnaya Make it yours from $175 →
74Portrait Of An Actor by Boris GrigorievPortrait Of An Actor Get it hand-painted from $175 →
75On The Beach by Boris GrigorievOn The Beach Order this piece from $175 →
76Garden Gate by Boris GrigorievGarden Gate Order this piece from $175 →
77Cagnes Sur Mer by Boris GrigorievCagnes Sur Mer Order this piece from $175 →
78Boats On The Seashore by Boris GrigorievBoats On The Seashore Order this piece from $175 →
79The Children by Boris GrigorievThe Children Make it yours from $175 →
80Self-portrait by Boris GrigorievSelf-portrait Get it hand-painted from $175 →
81The Game Of Blindman's Bluff by Boris GrigorievThe Game Of Blindman's Bluff Get it hand-painted from $175 →
82Le Jardin De La Villa Borisella by Boris GrigorievLe Jardin De La Villa Borisella Order this piece from $175 →
83Woman In Green by Boris GrigorievWoman In Green Order this piece from $175 →
84Tropical Island With Hut by Boris GrigorievTropical Island With Hut Order this piece from $175 →
85Portrait of ilia mashkov by Boris GrigorievPortrait of ilia mashkov Make it yours from $175 →
86The Circus Artist's Dream by Boris GrigorievThe Circus Artist's Dream Get it hand-painted from $175 →
87Day On The Beach by Boris GrigorievDay On The Beach Get it hand-painted from $175 →
88Coastal View With Mountains, South America by Boris GrigorievCoastal View With Mountains, South America Order this piece from $175 →
89Brooklyn Heights by Boris GrigorievBrooklyn Heights Get it hand-painted from $175 →
90A Farmhouse In Brittany by Boris GrigorievA Farmhouse In Brittany Make it yours from $175 →
91Villa Borisella by Boris GrigorievVilla Borisella Order this piece from $175 →
92The Swamp by Boris GrigorievThe Swamp Make it yours from $175 →
93Still Life With Porcelain Figure by Boris GrigorievStill Life With Porcelain Figure Order this piece from $175 →
94West Indian Street Scene by Boris GrigorievWest Indian Street Scene Order this piece from $175 →
95Seated Nude by Boris GrigorievSeated Nude Order this piece from $175 →
96Farm House With Orchard by Boris GrigorievFarm House With Orchard Order this piece from $175 →
97The Blue Bay by Boris GrigorievThe Blue Bay Get it hand-painted from $175 →
98Promenade by Boris GrigorievPromenade Get it hand-painted from $175 →
99Winter Forest by Boris GrigorievWinter Forest Order this piece from $175 →
100Landscape by Boris GrigorievLandscape Order this piece from $175 →

Boris Grigoriev's paintings, period by period

Mature Period

1923 · 13 works in this list
Sergei Esenin (1895–1925) as a Youth (1923), Boris Grigoriev #1 Sergei Esenin (1895–1925) as a Youth 1923 · Metropolitan Museum of Art Portrait Of A.E. Grilikhes, Boris Grigoriev #13 Portrait Of A.E. Grilikhes South American Landscape, Boris Grigoriev #14 South American Landscape Brazilian Farm, Boris Grigoriev #15 Brazilian Farm Reading, Boris Grigoriev #16 Reading

Early 20th Century

3 works in this list
Portrait Of M.V. Dobuzhinsky, Boris Grigoriev #12 Portrait Of M.V. Dobuzhinsky Portrait Of A Peasant Woman, Boris Grigoriev #19 Portrait Of A Peasant Woman Self Portrait, Boris Grigoriev #24 Self Portrait

Late Medieval

3 works in this list
Pierrot's Wedding, Boris Grigoriev #56 Pierrot's Wedding Chilean Village At The Foot Of The Mountains, Boris Grigoriev #57 Chilean Village At The Foot Of The Mountains Black Girl By The Tree, Boris Grigoriev #58 Black Girl By The Tree

What Boris Grigoriev painted most

The four subjects that come up most often in these pieces, each with its best-known example.

Portraits 8 works

Portrait Of The Artist's Son, Kirill, Boris Grigoriev #9 Portrait Of The Artist's Son, Kirill Self-portrait, Boris Grigoriev #42 Self-portrait Portrait Of Man, Boris Grigoriev #43 Portrait Of Man Portrait Of Patricio Edwards, Boris Grigoriev #69 Portrait Of Patricio Edwards

Buildings 7 works

House On Stilts, West India, Boris Grigoriev #37 House On Stilts, West India Brothel scene, Boris Grigoriev #40 Brothel scene Garden At Villa Borisella, Boris Grigoriev #52 Garden At Villa Borisella Diagilev's Villa At Cagne-sur-mer, Boris Grigoriev #60 Diagilev's Villa At Cagne-sur-mer

Beach 6 works

Coastal View With Mountains, Boris Grigoriev #61 Coastal View With Mountains On The Beach, Boris Grigoriev #75 On The Beach Boats On The Seashore, Boris Grigoriev #78 Boats On The Seashore Day On The Beach, Boris Grigoriev #87 Day On The Beach

Russian art 5 works

Portrait Of A.E. Grilikhes, Boris Grigoriev #13 Portrait Of A.E. Grilikhes Portrait Of A Woman With Dark Eyes, Boris Grigoriev #18 Portrait Of A Woman With Dark Eyes Portrait Of A Peasant Woman, Boris Grigoriev #19 Portrait Of A Peasant Woman Poultry, Boris Grigoriev #36 Poultry

Where you can see Boris Grigoriev's paintings

The 3 museums that hold the most of the paintings on this page.

Museum City Works by Boris Grigoriev Paintings from this list
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New YorkMetropolitan Museum of Art New York 3 Sergei Esenin (1895–1925) as a Youth, Woman Reading, The Model
Harvard Art Museums, CambridgeHarvard Art Museums Cambridge 1 Philosopher
Detroit Institute of Arts, DetroitDetroit Institute of Arts Detroit 1 Russian Peasant Girl

The famous Boris Grigoriev pieces of each year

Roughly a decade, 1919 to 1926, holds every dated Boris Grigoriev piece on this page. Take it one year at a time.

Works per year

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Boris Grigoriev paintings: what people want to know

What painting is Boris Grigoriev best known for?See the answer

Top of the list is Sergei Esenin (1895–1925) as a Youth (1923), Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Right behind it: Wonderful Soup and Philosopher (1919).

How old was Boris Grigoriev at the time of Sergei Esenin (1895–1925) as a Youth?See the answer

37 years old. Boris Grigoriev was born in 1886, and Sergei Esenin (1895–1925) as a Youth dates from 1923.

Which 10 Boris Grigoriev paintings are the most famous?See the answer

Sergei Esenin (1895–1925) as a Youth, Wonderful Soup, Philosopher, Woman Reading, The Model, Woman In Top Hat, A Provincial French Street, Nudes In Hammocks, Portrait Of The Artist's Son, Kirill and Marinesoldat.. You'll find the year and the museum of each in the list above.

How many Boris Grigoriev works are there?See the answer

We have 297 works by Boris Grigoriev in our catalogue, dated 1919 to 1926.

Which museums have Boris Grigoriev's best-known paintings?See the answer

You'll find most of them in Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York), Harvard Art Museums (Cambridge) and Detroit Institute of Arts (Detroit). The museum list above has the full breakdown.

What are the oldest and newest famous paintings by Boris Grigoriev?See the answer

The earliest piece here is Philosopher (1919); the most recent is The Model (1926).

What did Boris Grigoriev paint most?See the answer

Portraits (8), Buildings (7) and Beach (6), out of the 100 pieces on this page.

Which art movement is Boris Grigoriev linked to?See the answer

Impressionism, as you can see in the pieces on this page.

What can you see by Boris Grigoriev at the Metropolitan Museum of Art?See the answer

You can see 3 of the pieces on this page at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, including Sergei Esenin (1895–1925) as a Youth, Woman Reading and The Model.

Can I order a Boris Grigoriev reproduction for my home?See the answer

Yes. Every painting on this page is available as a hand-painted oil reproduction or a print, in the size that suits you. Just open the painting's page to order.

Meet Boris Grigoriev

Boris Dmitrievich Grigoriev: A Life in Russian Art

Early Life and Education

  • Born: July 11, 1886, in Rybinsk, Russia.
  • His mother, Klara von Lindenberg, was of Swedish descent, influencing his artistic sensibilities.
  • Grigoriev’s early life was marked by being born out of wedlock, a theme that would later subtly appear in his work.
  • He studied at the Stroganov Art School from 1903 to 1907 under Dmitri Shcherbinovsky.
  • Furthered his education at the Imperial Academy of Arts in Saint Petersburg, solidifying his artistic foundation.

Artistic Development and Influences

  • Grigoriev’s style evolved through various phases, beginning with Impressionism before embracing avant-garde techniques.
  • In 1909, he joined the “Studio of Impressionists,” demonstrating his initial leanings towards this movement.
  • Became a member of the influential *World of Art* (Mir Iskusstva) movement in 1913, connecting him with leading Russian artists and intellectuals.
  • Influences: While specific influences are debated, his work shows an affinity for European Impressionists and Post-Impressionists, alongside a distinctly Russian sensibility.

Key Works and Themes

  • “Rasseïa” (1918): A pivotal album showcasing Grigoriev’s attempt to understand the essence of the Russian people as a natural phenomenon.
  • Portraits: Notable portraits include those of Vsevolod Meyerhold, Maxim Gorky, and Sergei Rachmaninov, capturing their personalities with depth and sensitivity.
  • “Faces of Russia” & “Faces of the World” series: These collections demonstrate his interest in portraying diverse individuals and cultures.
  • Major Paintings: *Sunflowers* (1917-1919), *Village* (1918), and *Peasants in the Field* (1920) exemplify his vibrant color palette and rhythmic compositions.
  • Themes: Grigoriev frequently explored themes of national identity, social observation, and psychological depth within his work.

Historical Significance and Legacy

  • Grigoriev played a significant role in the Russian avant-garde movement, contributing to its innovative spirit.
  • His work reflects the turbulent social and political climate of early 20th-century Russia.
  • Though not as widely recognized internationally as some contemporaries, his contributions to Russian art are increasingly appreciated.
  • His paintings can be found in museums such as the Taganrog Art Museum, preserving his legacy for future generations.
  • Died: 1939. His untimely death cut short a promising career, but his artistic vision continues to inspire.

Artistic Style and Characteristics

  • Grigoriev’s style is characterized by its emotional intensity and expressive use of color.
  • He employed rhythmic structures and dynamic compositions to convey a sense of movement and energy.
  • His portraits are notable for their psychological insight and ability to capture the inner lives of his subjects.
  • Overall: Grigoriev’s work represents a unique blend of Impressionistic techniques, avant-garde experimentation, and distinctly Russian themes.
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